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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

POSTED: April 24, 2003

"Low-cost Sustainable Building and Sculpture with Hybrid Adobe"

WHAT: Hands-on Workshop teaching Hybrid Adobe

WHEN: Sunday, May 18, 2003. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

WHERE:
Solar Living Center
13771 S. Highway 101
Hopland, CA 95449 (Sonoma County)
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WHO:
Host: Solar Living Institute
Workshop Leader: Philip Mirkin, Hybrid Adobe Builder & Experimenter

COST: $125. The class has over 18 people currently booked, so register early.

CONTACT: email
or call 707-744-2017

WEBSITES:
www.solarliving.org
www.hybridadobe.com


DESRCIPTION:
On Sunday, May 18th at the Solar Living Center (home of Real Goods), builder Philip Mirkin will lead a one day seminar and hands-on workshop that teaches Hybrid Adobe techniques, construction, and other uses. The workshop will cover Hybrid Adobe applications for sculpture, garden, insulating, fireproofing, and home remodeling. Cost is $125. For more information or to register, email
or call 707-744-2017. The class has over 18 people currently booked, so register early. More info at the Solar Living Institute's web site www.solarliving.org.

Hybrid Adobe blends natural and reusable materials to create a strong, non-toxic material that can be worked like cob or concrete. Hybrid Adobe blends include local clay, pulped paper for strength, sand and a binder such as Portland Cement. When dry, Hybrid Adobe is lightweight, flame-proof and easy to cut with a saw. These unique properties make it a highly creative material to work with.

This fun workshop gets your hands in the mud, plastering the material and sampling procedures. You'll also learn tried and true methods of pouring lightweight blocks and insulation panels. Learn ways to make sculptures, mosaics, and garden features. Low-cost, simple procedures empower you to do the work yourself.

You'll learn how to construct an insulated building shell and how to easily remodel existing buildings rendering them flame-proof and better insulated (reducing utility bills). Resource recycling and small business opportunities will also be discussed.

Over 100 buildings have already been built from fibercrete or Hybrid Adobe. Some simple structures (such as dome shells without plumbing) have cost under $1.00 per square foot to build.

Ready applications include conventional homes, add-ons, remodels, domes, garden walls, sculptures, and sheds. Also covered: making a simple mixer, alternative building designs, basic permit info and more.

Please register early as the workshop is already filling up.

CONTACT WORKSHOP LEADER PHILIP MIRKIN:

Email:
Phone: 866-305-1403
www.hybridadobe.com

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